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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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